Razum International School is excited to step into celebrating Hari Raya! Students are gearing up to do many arts and crafts to celebrate this festival. Learning how to make a paper Ketupat is one of the crafts that students will be mastering. Let’s take a look at how this can be easily done! Inspired by Rachel Vassanthan.
What is a Ketupat? Ketupat is a traditional dish made from rice that is wrapped in young coconut palm leaves. It is woven in a diamond shape. Let’s see how we can replicate this at home, with paper!
Paper Ketupat Art
Materials needed:
Green coloured paper
Yellow coloured paper
Glue stick
Scissors
Steps to create a paper Ketupat:
Step 1: Cut the green paper into a big square.
Step 2: Fold the green paper diagonally, and keep it folded for step 3.
Step 3: Cut slits on the paper diagonally, but do not cut all the way through. Leave about 2cm at both edges.
Step 4: Take the yellow paper and cut them into strips.
Step 5: Open the green paper up. Weave the yellow strips into the green paper. *Weaving means: take the yellow paper over, and under the green, alternating them. Repeat till the green paper is filled with woven yellow strips.
Step 6: Glue down the ends of the yellow strips to secure them.
Step 7: Take 2 yellow strips and attach it to the tip of the square green paper to finish off the Ketupat.
Step 8: Decorate the ketupat to your liking!